How to pick her up?

littlest-lily

@Olo Love the variety here! And I’m totally with you on the size range, I’m a big fan of micro. Yeah, things get a little different when she’s reeeal tiny. Ideally then you could put a fingertip down and she would just scale up the ridges, either because she trusts you or she realizes that it’s better to cooperate at that point if she’s that small. Otherwise though, if she’s tiny enough (but not so tiny that she’d get obliterated), you could always lick your finger and gently tap it against her so she sticks right on! Or maybe the ol trick of putting a cup over her and slipping paper underneath.

I know some people bring out the tweezers when she’s that little but I’ve always found that idea terrifying. It might allow for a bit more dexterity, but I feel like one wrong move and suddenly I’m sliced in half

littlest-lily

@Olo Well, yeah! Getting inside the pants means we can grab on to leg hairs to help us up

littlest-lily

@i-am-insane I kinda love the idea of getting so used to my giant partner that I don’t even really need him to warn me when he’s about to pick me up, at least not verbally. Of course it might be as simple as me seeing him bending down or reaching my way, but even if I’m not looking there could be little ways to sense it. Maybe I’m already sitting somewhere on him and I know exactly what that muscle clenching means. Or I’ve learned to pick up on the slight whooshing sound of his hand moving through the air, or the subtle heat of his skin before it touches me. Maybe he’s learned to give me a split second of soft contact before I’m scooped right up into his fingers.

Not to say he couldn’t ever catch me off guard for a teasing/playful moment, but the idea of being totally in sync with someone despite the size difference is just the best. 🥰

littlest-lily

@miss-lillipants I really enjoy the gentle stuff too, that’s mostly what I had in mind when I asked the question. Though I do think that once I get to a certain point of trust with my giant (and get used to his shenanigans), I’d love it if he just picked me up without me needing to climb on, just a spontaneous hand embrace~

And I’m not sure I’d really thought about it before, but I absolutely agree that dangling her is a more dominant gesture than the fist. She’s still able to kick and squirm but is nevertheless rendered helpless, and if he starts moving her around it could feel so precarious that she might actually start clinging to him even if she was wishing she could get away. Not to mention the more casual nature of it. I associate the fist with anger but the dangling with a playful, confident demeanor - just totally in control of the situation.

Olo

@littlest-lily Tinies suffer less from falling due to their small mass, so being moved around by puffs of air or suction (think a straw with a finger over one end) carries less risk of crushing and can even get to be fun for the tiny.

Yeah, tweezers are unquestionably scary (sometimes intentionally so).

Olo

@littlest-lily If I have to run for any reason while holding you, you’ll want to be in my fist.

i am insane

@littlest-lily
I mean, there’s that too, but… when you play enough horror games, for example, after awhile the jump scares stop scaring you. Even if you don’t see it coming, you’ve been conditioned by all these startled moments where nothing actually happens to you that it stops triggering a physical reaction.

In the same vein, I’d imagine that, over time, an SW would be conditioned to accept being suddenly grabbed, either because it keeps happening and nothing ever happens to them, or just learned helplessness in general.

@littlest-lily said in How to pick her up?:

Just curious about what are everyone’s favorite ways of picking up your tiny lady friend! Or conversely for us little ones, your favorite way of getting picked up by a giant?

Things like - voluntarily walking onto an open hand? Pinching her torso between two fingers? Scooping her up into the palm? Wrapping fingers around her entire body? Grabbing the leg and dangling her? Forcing her to climb up the length of the body to reach the hand?

Or any other way I’m not thinking of right now! I suppose it would also make a difference depending on her size. Maybe a fist around the waist or gently pinching her entire body between finger and thumb might be more appropriate.

I think for me it’s either getting scooped up into the palm or having fingers wrap around me like a big, warm hug.

My go to is to just slip the palm of my hand under her bottom and allow my fingers to curl around her pelvic bone, with my ring finger and pinkie finger pressing her upper thigh. The pad of the thumb is gently pressed against her tummy, just below the navel. Not too hard, just enough to provide a firm grip.

If she’s a little frightened or isn’t feeling secure, she’s likely to steady herself by placing her hands on your thumb and a fingertip. Which is just adorable…

TakoAlice8

@littlest-lily I honestly am indifferent to how I am picked up. The exceptions are hair because my hair isn’t super long and it hurts and by the head because I worry my head will be ripped off. Though about the one where I am dangling from one leg, I do like the position very much, but I don’t like to be held in that position for too long, my blood needs to go back to my body.

Olo

@TakoAlice8 said:

Though about the one where I am dangling from one leg, I do like the position very much, but I don’t like to be held in that position for too long, my blood needs to go back to my body.

Don’t worry, it’s only funny for about half a minute.

(Until the next time.)